and that the unidentified body was thaf of his wife and he was taken
into custody. Denny confessed and gave a written statement that he
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viction and the sentence of death being passed again, He was elec-
trocuted at the Kentucky Ytate frison on September 2, 1938,
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and that the unidentified body was thaf of his wife and he was taken
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viction and the sentence of death being passed again. He was elec-
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DENNY, Parkie
Denny, a \\3-year-old white West Alexandria, Ohio, farmer, was marrie¢
to a 51-year-old former resident of Madison Co., Kye, Ethel Yates.
Denny was infatuated with a 20-year-old nace who also lived in
Madison Co. with her family and in Sept., 1936, he and his wife went
to Kentucky to visit their relatives, On Sept. 1h, while they were
out riding, they got into an argument and they drove over the county
for practically the entire day quarreling, Late that afternoon, he
parked their car on Stagner's Lane near the Richmond-Irvine Pike and
bludgeoned her to death with a hammer, Demy, who weighed only 126
pounds, then dragged the 150 pound body of his wife into a cane
patch and decapitated her with a corn knife. He also cut off one
arm completely and the hand on the other arm, After picking up his
RESHESY niece, he «drove back to West Alexandria, Mrs, Denny's body
was discovered four days later and the head which he had concealed
in a cotton field about 1,00 yards away the next day, but as the re-
mains were badly decomposed and could not be identified, they were
buried in a potter's field, After three weeks, the nkece returned
to Madison County and Denny followed shortly afterwards, Officers
received a tip from an undisclosed source that he was the killer
DENNY, Parkie
Denny, a l3-year-old white West Alexandria, Ohio, farmer, was married
to a 51-year-old former resident of Madison Coe, Kye; Ethel Yates,
Denny was infatuated with a 20-year-old nbéce who also lived in
Madison Co. with her family and in Sept., 1936, he and his wife went
to Kentucky to visit their relatives. On Sept. 14, while they were
out riding, they got into an argument and they drove over the county
for practically the entire day quarreling, Late that afternoon, he
parked their car on Stagner's Lane near the Richmond-Irvine Pike and
bludgeoned her to death with a hammer, Denny, who weighed only 126
pounds, then dragged the 150 pound body of his wife into a cane
patch and decapitated her with a corn knife. He also cut off one
arm completely and the hand on the other arm, After picking up his
niece, he drove back to West Alexandria, Mrs, Denny's body
was discovered four days later and the head which he had concealed
in a cotton field about 1,00 yards away the next day, but as the re-
mains were badly decomposed and could not be identified, they were
buried in a potter's field, After three weeks, the nhece returned
to Madison County and Demny followed shortly afterwards, Officers
received a tip from an undisclosed source that he was the killer
DENNY, Parkie
Denny, a |,3-year-old white West Alexandria, Ohio, farmer, was married
to a 51-year-old former resident of Madison Co., Ky., Ethel Yates,
Denny was infatuated with a 20-year-old n&éce who also lived in
Madison Co, with her family and in Sept., 1936, he and his wife went
to Kentucky to, visit their relatives. On Sept. 1h, while they were
out riding, they got into an argument and they drove over the county
for practically the entire day quarreling. Late that afternoon, he
parked their car on Stagner's Lane near the Richmond-Irvine Pike and
bludgeoned her to death with a hammer, Denny, who weighed only 126
pounds, then dragged the 150 pound body of his wife into a cane
Patch and decapitated her with a corn knife. He also cut off one
am completely and the hand on the other arm, After picking up his
i he «drove back to West Alexandria,
identified, they were
After three weeks, the niece returned
my followed shortly afterwards. Officers
received a tip from an undisclosed source that he was the killer
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